Equestria Girls: Sonic the Hedgehog

by sonicfan05


Epilogue - Welcome Home

It has been two days since the final battle against Dr. Robotnik near CHS, and everything is slowly back to normal in Canterlot City. Much debris was cleaned and picked up from the roads, the students and faculty were safely back home from Robotnik’s capture, and the military left the school grounds almost without a trace.

News spread around about the events at CHS like wildfire. The people who were involved in holding people hostage are now arrested and currently on trial for the attempted coup of the government. But when they were questioned about the events on the night of the arrest, the government either responded there was an “unexpected explosion” from their untested weapon or kept silent on the matter, all to cover up about the Equestria Girls and the mysterious blue hedgehog.

Speaking of our heroes, the false charges against the girls were dropped by the government due to a "misunderstanding". And true to Tempest's word, they restored their personal records so they can keep their part-time jobs and stay in school, much to Spoiled’s chagrin.

While the school is still closed for the time being, the girls and Sonic have their much-needed time off after two days of running almost the whole country. On the night of their sleepover, they all watched a movie together on Hoofflix. For the very first time, Sonic didn't even have to watch from the window. He is now sitting by the couch, along with everyone else in the same room… and he loves this feeling of being included and doesn't want to let go of that feeling.

The movie they all ended up watching was a brand new animated movie about colorful ponies who were divided by their race and a small group was on a journey to unite them all. While the movie wasn't Sonic’s cup of tea, he liked the music, smooth animation, and appreciated the morale. Although for some odd reason, the voice actor who plays the yellow pony as the sheriff sounded very familiar to him.

Today, the girls were hanging around at Twilight’s home in her dining room and kitchen, fixing all the damage from Robotnik’s robots with spackle and paint. Princess Twilight, however, had to go back to Equestria to continue her role as the princess, but she wished her friends the best and promised to visit them again. Cadence was out joining Vice Principal Luna at CHS to help her talk to the press and the school board about the incident, while Shining Armor was busy with the force with the “ongoing investigation” on Robotnik.

Twilight had just finished one of the walls with her brush, wiping some sweat right off of her forehead. “Thank you all so much for helping me fix up my house,” Twilight said gratefully. "You know that you girls didn't have to do this."

“Of course, we like to help out, Twilight,” Sunset insisted kindly with a sheepish grin. “And besides… we played part of this damage too, so it’s the least we can do.”

“And I, for one, think that this dining room and kitchen needs a little remodeling anyway," Rarity added as she dipped her paintbrush. “And this new paint color will help brighten up the rooms.”

“Of course, we have to repair all the holes in the walls first,” said Applejack as she painted the ceiling with the paint roller. “And Big Mac and Ah will build ya some new furniture to replace the ones that were ruined and destroyed.”

“You don’t need to do that,” said Twilight.

“Ah, insist!” Applejack assured with a smile. “Plus, that'll be a good excuse for me to do mah DIY video on HoofTube!”

Rainbow Dash huffed, spreading some spackle in a wall in a pout. “While I’m for helping a friend, it still stinks that our tour is canceled and our bus is destroyed.”

“Cheer up, Dashie!” Pinkie chirped as she painted the ceiling while hanging upside down on a chandelier. “We can make a party out of this! And at least we have fun during our adventure.”

“I doubt getting chased by the government and having some near-death experiences were considered fun," Fluttershy whimpered with a shudder as she painted the walls and corners.

“At least it’s over, Darling,” Rarity soothed Fluttershy before addressing Rainbow Dash. “And we can always have another tour at another date.”

If there’s going to be another one after graduation!” Rainbow Dash remarked.

Rainbow Dash's eyes immediately widened after realizing what she just said. But she noticed too late as the room became tense in silence. Everyone stopped doing their work briefly as they stared at their friend worriedly, specifically at Sunset. With her hair blocking her eyes, Sunset let out a long sigh, placing her paintbrush down.

“I’m… going to get another can of paint,” she said quietly as she made her way out of the room.

The girls watched in concern as Sunset left the room. Everyone then looked at each other, having a wordless conversation as to who to check up on their friend. They didn’t have to wait long before Twilight was the one who spoke up.

“I’ll go check up on her,” she said as she followed after Sunset.

Twilight made her way into the living room to catch up to Sunset, who was absentmindedly staring at some painting supplies.

“You okay, Sunset?” Twilight asked softly.

Sunset sighed as she faced Twilight. “Yeah, I… I’m still nervous about our upcoming graduation,” she admitted. “Once that happens… we don’t get as much free time as usual and be busy with our lives.”

Twilight nodded in understanding. “I’m sure we can find the time to see each other. Our friendship is just too strong to be separated forever. You just got to believe in us.”

“...I know,” Sunset gave Twilight a small smile, though her tone suggested she was still a little unsure about their future.

“You know… I’m still surprised that you turned down the pony me’s offer to go back to Equestria,” Twilight tilted her head. “While I’m happy that you’re staying, but… what are you going to do now?

Sunset was silent a moment, furrowing her brows. "Well, I've been thinking… the Equestrian Magic will keep coming to this world probably for a long time, and someone has to watch the portal so that no one with evil deeds will ever think of misusing it for themselves to harm this world and Equestria. And with everyone doing their own thing after graduation… I think I'll stick around and keep an eye on the portal, as a guardian."

Twilight blinked, surprised by Sunset’s answer. "So you want to sacrifice your future to keep watch of the portal? But you have a life too Sunset! Surely there is something you want to do after graduating high school other than watch the portal, do you?"

Sunset looked offside away from her friend with a longing expression. "To be honest… I was thinking of being a teacher, or maybe a guidance counselor for the kids to help and teach them about friendship and dealing with their struggles like I did." She then frowned, looking back at Twilight. "But that doesn't matter. As I said, Twilight, with me as an illegal alien to this world, I doubt I'll ever get a career of my own. And Principal Celestia can only help me so much with my living situation as is. I can't keep relying on her forever, so I may have to eventually move out of my apartment."

"But what will you do?" Twilight questioned. “Where will you go?”

"...I'll think of something," Sunset answered, despite feeling unsure herself.

Twilight furrowed her brows in concern. She thought for a moment, quietly debating herself before she spoke up. "Have I mentioned to you that I got accepted to a university?"

Sunset blinked. "You did?"

Twilight nodded. "Yes. Thanks to much of my research, I've pretty much set myself up to be one of the best universities focusing on my scientific career."

"Wow, that's amazing! Congratulations, Twilight!" Sunset praised. "I bet you are very excited about this, huh?"

Twilight smiled sheepishly. "Actually… I turned that down."

Sunset was taken aback by this revelation. "What? Why? I thought that is what you wanted."

"It was… at first. I thought getting myself into an advanced science university would help further my career,” Twilight frowned, looking downwards. "And while I'm still interested in science, I didn't want to become the very best… just to show off my skills to others' expense and to use my skill to do harm to the world."

"...you're thinking about Robotnik, aren't you?" Sunset asked, but more of a statement.

Twilight looked away, but she nodded.

Sunset frowned, worried for her friend. "Twilight… while that man may be 'related' to you, you are your own person! You will never do what he does!"

"...I know that," Twilight said quietly. "But like you, I rather use my skills to help people and to teach others how to use their knowledge and skills to do good instead of selfish gain and harm to others.” She then looked back at Sunset with a small grin. “Which was why I decided… I should become a teacher instead, for science."

"If that's what you want, then you have my support!" said Sunset, smiling admirably at Twilight. "I think it was pretty awesome that you wanted to help people with your science, Twi."

"It's more than that," Twilight added. "It's also to teach people about friendship and to help one another. This brings us to this point."

Sunset blinked when Twilight grabbed her hand with two of hers and looked her directly in the eyes. "Sunset, I may have to move to a dorm at that university someday for a teaching degree. And since you're thinking about teaching too… I propose we both travel there together as roommates and help each other."

"W-what?" Sunset sputtered, not expecting Twilight’s proposal.

"As you said, we can't always keep relying on Principal Celestia, especially once we graduate. And we both know that your sushi job won't be enough to keep up with your rent. So I propose, when the time comes… you can move in with me and then we'll both go to the same university together?"

Sunset stared at Twilight with wide eyes, couldn’t believe what her friend was offering. "Twilight! I… are you serious?"

Twilight nodded. "I am! I've never been more serious about this."

While Sunset felt touched by her friend’s kindness and generosity, a small part of her was still holding her back.

"W-what about Shining and Cadance? I don't want to impose."

"I've already discussed it with them, especially Shining Armor,” Twilight answered. “They are more than happy for you to move in!"

Despite Twilight’s assurances, Sunset still couldn’t believe her friend was willing to take her in, nor did she believe she deserved it. "Twilight, I… why? Why did you–"

"Because you were always there for me since the Friendship Games and helped me without asking for anything in return,” Twilight replied with a smile, grasping her friend’s hand a bit tighter. “So now… I want to return the favor. And you're my best friend, Sunset. I wanted to be there for you… as you are for me."

Sunset felt a lump in her throat. There were so many emotions swirling from within her as she stared into Twilight’s eyes; happiness, gratitude, admiration, warmth, and so much more. Words failed to comprehend her, but Sunset still tried to speak up.

 "T-Twilight… I–"

Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the door, startling the two girls, and broke out of their trance. The knocking also caught the attention of the rest of the gang from another room with surprised expressions. Everyone slowly turned to Twilight with concerned expressions.

“Twilight… did you know someone is coming?” Rarity asked.

Twilight shook her head. “No… I don’t.”

They heard a second knock on the door, making everyone more nervous.

“Twilight… please tell me that was Shining or Cadance coming home early!” Fluttershy pleaded nervously.

Twilight bit her lip, confirming Fluttershy’s fears.

Then they heard a third knock on the door. Whoever it was behind the door, it sounded like they won’t leave until someone answered it, but they had a slight feeling as to who was behind the door. With a small gulp, Twilight slowly made her way to the door with Sunset in tow. After a slight hesitation, Twilight slowly opened the front door.

As they had expected, many special agents were standing outside on Twilight’s front lawn. Some were watching the group intensely as if waiting for their every move. The other group was guarding some kind of big mysterious thing that was hidden underneath the tarp. But what got the most attention from the group were the two people standing in front of Twilight’s door. One was an older man, who they did not recognize, who was wearing a high-ranking uniform with metals all over it. And the other person who was standing next to him was…

“Greetings, girls!” she greeted professionally.

“Tempest!” Twilight exclaimed with a smile. “It’s good to see you!”

Tempest only nodded in response.

Twilight then addressed the older man uncertainly. “And… you are?”

“Commander Walters, at your service!” He greeted with a slight bow. “I take that your Twilight Sparkle?”

Nervously, Twilight nodded. "Y-yes?"

Seeing her friend’s nervous state, Sunset stepped in. “And what do you want with her, sir?”

Walters's eyes brightened the moment he noticed Sunset. “Oh, and you must be Sunset Shimmer!”

As Sunset was taken aback by this, the rest of her friends showed up at the door.

“And the rest of your friends are here too!" Walters added. “Wonderful! Saved us a lot of time to find you, girls!”

The girls glanced at each other nervously before addressing Walters.

“W-what do you want, sir?” Rarity asked.

“You’re not here to arrest us, are you?” Fluttershy whimpered.

“Oh, goodness no! Far from it!” Walters assured. “We're here for a completely different occasion.”

The girls were confused by this.

“Then… what is it?” Sunset asked.

“Dad, tell ‘em! You’re making them nervous!” Tempest chided.

Dad!? They all thought in unison as Walters cleared his throat.

“Right…” He said sheepishly before taking a small envelope from his inner jacket pocket and presenting it to them. “As a token of appreciation for your government for keeping quiet about recent incidents which never occurred.”

The girls' eyes were as wide as dinner plates.

“Wait, seriously? We’re getting a prize!?” Rainbow asked excitedly.

“In a sense,” Walters answered vaguely before giving the envelope to Twilight.

“Oh my, I wonder what this is?” Rarity asked.

“Money to fix the house?” Twilight guessed.

“Or the letter from the president?” Sunset added.

“Or maybe a letter of recommendation to our colleges?” Fluttershy chimed in.

“Or perhaps for our careers!” Rarity gasped in delight.

“Or promotion for our band!” Rainbow Dash whooped with a huge grin.

“Or maybe years' supplies of delicious cupcakes!” Pinkie chirped with a drool.

Her words only made the girls look at Pinkie strangely.

“Yeah… I doubt that.” Rainbow Dash said dryly, rolling her eyes at her friend’s randomness.

Walters chuckled in amusement. “Well, why don’t you all open it and find out?”

Rainbow Dash let out her big toothy grin. “Oh boy!”

Rainbow Dash yanked the envelope from Twilight’s hands, much to Twilight’s annoyance, and she hastily opened the envelope. She frowned in confusion when she saw a small cardholder. When she opened the card, it was revealed to be a fifty-dollar gift card for a certain restaurant, much to the girls’ dumbfoundedness, Rainbow’s annoyance, and Pinkie’s excitement.

Rainbow looked at Walters with a deadpan expression. “A Grape Garden gift card? Really?” she remarked before she was elbowed harshly by Applejack.

“Please excuse our friend!” Twilight said hastily. “We, um… appreciate the gesture, but… we thought it would be something better than… what we said.”

“Have you tried their 'Never Ending Pasta Bowl'?” Walters asked. He briefly looked around before he leaned forward and whispered, “It never ends!

“I know!” Pinkie exclaimed. “That’s what I keep saying!”

Rainbow Dash groaned, face palming before shaking her head. “...I give up!”

“Well, that was… nice,” Sunset said with a strained smile. “We thank you for the gift!”

“So, does that mean you won’t be chasing us anymore?” Twilight asked with a hopeful tone.

Walters leaned back, clearing his throat. “We were well informed of your… magical abilities, but considering that girls have been using them responsibly and saved the world… we decided to let you all be, as long as you keep it discreet and don’t cause any trouble that is.”

“Trouble? Us?” Rainbow questioned sarcastically before she was elbowed by Applejack again.

“We won’t, sir!" Sunset assured. "We won’t abuse our powers in any way except by helping people! We promise!”

Walters nodded, satisfied with the answer.

“Oh, and uh… Ah suppose we can close the file on that Robotnik feller, huh?" Applejack asked with an uneasy grin. 

"Yeah! He just… poof! Vanished!" Pinkie added.

“I'm sorry, but no such person exists or ever has existed,” Walters stated with a stoned expression.

“If only that was true,” Fluttershy muttered quietly.

“You girls haven't, by any chance, been in contact with a certain alien creature since the incident, have you?" Walters asked. "Uncle Sam would love to have a chat with him. Very casual! Brunch, perhaps?”

The group was quiet for a moment, but Pinkie spoke up.

Oh! You mean that little blue guy?” Pinkie suggested, gesturing with her hand. “This high, wearing white gloves and red shoes, has green eyes, looks like a hedgehog, and runs really really fast?”

Walters nodded.

Pinkie then shrugged. “Nope! Haven’t seen him since yesterday!”

“Yeah, he was long gone!” Twilight added.

"For sure!" said Applejack.

"A shame really!" Rarity nodded solemnly.

“Doubt we’ll ever see him again!” Sunset remarked.

“Yeah, totally!” Rainbow Dash commented.

"Cute creature though," Fluttershy grinned.

“...I see,” Walters' eyes narrowed, studying the group before shrugging. “You know, despite our agreement to leave you all alone, perhaps you girls might consider working for us after graduation?" He offered. "The government could use your talents to help our country to keep our citizens safe. Excellent pay and benefits, I can assure you.”

Sunset turned to her friends, looking them in the eyes. Even without words, she can tell from their expressions that they're thinking of the exact same thing. With a knowing look, she turned back to Walters.

“Thank you for the offer, Commander… but we have to politely decline. We have our own futures to look forward to and like to help people in our own way.”

“...very well then," said Walters with a bit of disappointment in his voice.

Tempest cleared her throat. “Father? Let me handle the rest. You just wait in the car.”

Walters blinked. “Oh, r-right! I need to make a phone call anyway.”

With a final glance at the girls, Walters left the porch and made his way to his car.

Once she was sure her father was completely out of hearing range, she addressed the girls again. “Alright girls, tell me the truth. He’s still here, wasn’t he?”

The girls froze from her matter-of-fact tone, pretty much confirming Tempest’s suspicions.

“Don’t worry! I’m not going to take him away or tell anyone about him, I promise!” Tempest assured, much to everyone’s relief. “Celestia specifically asks me to keep you seven and the blue hedgehog safe while keeping G.U.N. at bay, but I can only do so much.” Her eyes narrowed. “You may continue your lives at is, including using your magic, but only in case of an emergency, and do try to keep him and yourselves out of trouble. Understood?

The girls nodded vigorously, getting the message.

“We understand!” Sunset spoke for the group before her expression softened. “And… thank you for all your help!”

Twilight nodded with a grin. “Yeah, we appreciate everything you did to help us!”

Tempest cleared her throat, not used to all the praises. “No thanks are necessary,” she said modestly, looking away with a blush. “Just doing my job!”

“Will we see you again?” Rarity asked.

“Who knows?” Tempest shrugged as she faced the group with a knowing look. “I was ordered to be relocated to Canterlot City to ‘keep an eye’ on all of you. Chances are… you may see me around.”

“Oh, that’s wonderful news!” Pinkie explained happily. “As soon as you moved to Canterlot City, we’ll throw you a House Warming Party! I’ll even bake you some berry cupcakes!

Tempest blinked. “I’ll… take a raincheck on that.” She then smirked. “Oh, before I forget… I have a surprise for you girls!”

Please tell me this isn’t another one of Grape Garden’s gift cards!” Rainbow Dash begged with a groan.

Tempest chuckled. “Don’t worry. Unlike my father’s, this one is more meaningful. And you can think of this as a ‘thank you’ gift for saving the world.”

Tempest turned towards the small group of agents where they were guarding a hidden item under the tarp and nodded.

Getting the signal, the agents grabbed one side of the tarp and pulled it off, causing the girls to gasp loudly in shock and delight.

No way!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed with a huge grin.

“It’s our tour bus!” Applejack cried. “And it looks as good as new!

Indeed, it was their tour bus that was hidden under that tarp. But instead of looking like a huge scrap metal after their battle against one of Robotnik’s robots, it is now a full bus again with the exact same color schemes and design. The most amazing thing of all was that the bis looks brand new, almost as if their run-in with the doctor on the highway never happened.

How?” Twilight wondered loudly, but with a smile on her face. “How did you do all of this?”

Tempest smirked proudly. “I’ve hired some of the best mechanics in our team to rebuild what was left of that bus. And I made sure that the bus is exactly how it was before it was destroyed with only a few improvements.”

“Awesome!” Rainbow Dash shouted with stars in her eyes. “Can we check it out!”

“Knock yourself out!” Tempest allowed.

With excited cries, both Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie ran towards their now restored tour bus. 

“Our sweet bus, how I’ve missed you!” Rainbow nearly wept in joy.

“Slow down, Dashie!” Fluttershy chided, following her friend. “You’ll hurt yourself!”

“Actually, I would like to check out our new bus too,” said Twilight before joining Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. 

“Ditto! Ah’m just curious about some of the improvements she mentioned,” said Applejack as she and Rarity. Followed after Twilight.

Sunset Shimmer was the only one who remained on the porch with Tempest.

“Thanks for doing that,” she said with a warm smile. “You have no idea how much this means to my friends.”

“Don’t thank me yet, Sunset Shimmer,” said Tempest as she dug into her jacket. “I also have a special gift for you!”

She took out a manilla envelope from her pocket and then handed it over to Sunset. Curious, Sunset took the manilla envelope from Tempest and examined it.

“What’s in this, another Grape Garden gift card?” Sunset joked.

Tempest rolled her eyes with a sigh. “Just open it!”

Curious about what was in the envelope, Sunset complied with Tempest's request. As soon as she opened the envelope, her brows furrowed as she took out the contents and went through with them. She then became stunned as she went through one item after another, which were all containing her name and information about her. There was even some info about her that she could have sworn she never filed before.

Sunset slowly looked up at Tempest, her body shook in emotion as she did so. “Wha… what is all of this?” Sunset asked shakily, despite already knowing what those are.

“Those are all the official ‘legal’ documents about you,” Tempest replied. “Birth certificate, Social, Passports, you name it. All those papers you have in your hands are everything you need to get by in this world.”

Shocked, Sunset looked down at her now official documents and then back up to Tempest.

“I… how?” Sunset stammered.

“I have to pull a few strings,” Tempest said with a small smile. “But you are now a legal citizen of our country. You are even legal to apply to any university and career you wish.”

Sunset has no words. Just moments ago, she accepted the fact that she would never live her life normally like her friends because she was from another world and it was impossible for her to get into whatever college she wanted, let alone a job. But with these papers she has now in her hands, she can have her future… along with her friends. 

She felt her throat tighten and her eyes welled up in tears, feeling very emotional. Sunset quickly wiped her unshed tears away with her arm before looking at Tempest with her shaky, yet grateful smile.

“T…thank you,” Sunset croaked. “I-I don’t know what to say!”

“It isn’t me you should be thanking,” Tempest stated, but with warmth in her voice. “It’s your Principal Celestia you should be thanking!”

Sunset blinked, surprised by this revelation. “I… I’m grateful for what she did, but why? Why go through everything for me?”

“...it’s not my place to say,” Tempest replied, dodging Sunset’s question. “But let’s just say she thought very highly of you, Sunset Shimmer.”

Before Sunset could press on the issue, all of her friends returned to the porch after checking out the restored tour bus.

“We’re back!” Applejack announced before she and the others walked past Tempest and re-entered the house.

“I gotta say, Tempest, you’re not kidding that you got the exact same details as our old bus!” Rarity complimented, clearly impressed with the work.

“Yeah! There's even one of my stickers on the back of one of the seats on the exact same spot!” Pinkie agreed with a wide smile.

Tempest smirked. “I take that you’re all satisfied with the bus?”

“We are more than satisfied!” Rainbow Dash grinned excitedly. “Now we can tour on our bus again!”

After we made sure it functioned properly,” Applejack added, causing Rainbow Dash to pout.

Twilight smiled. “Thank you again for doing this, Tempest!”

“Like I said, just doing my job!” said Tempest as she began to walk away. “Well, best I’ll be off before my dad comes back and bugs you again!”

“See ya again soon, Fizzy!” Pinkie hollered, waving her hand wildly.

Tempest paused, before looking back at the group with a small smile. “Yeah… see ya!” She waved briefly before heading to her car.

As the rest of the agents headed to their own cars and drove away, Twilight closed the front door. “That was awfully nice of them to rebuild our bus!”

“Totally!” Rainbow Dash smirked. “It was way better than some stupid gift card!”

“Actually, maybe we can use that gift card as a celebration for saving the world!” Twilight suggested with a smirk. “After all, it is on them!

“Ooh ooh, I game!” Pinkie agreed with a huge grin.

“Seriously!?” Rainbow exclaimed with a frown. “I’m all for celebration, but we can go to a much better place than Grape Garden! Right, Shy?”

“Actually… I don’t mind going to the Grape Garden,” Fluttershy said quietly with a sheepish grin.

What!? C’mon Shy!” Rainbow shouted before turning to Applejack and Rarity. “What about you two?”

“While the Grape Garden isn’t exactly my kind of dining, I suppose we can’t let that gift goes to waste,” said Rarity.

Applejack shrugged. “Ah don’t care what we eat. Grub is grub!”

Feeling desperate, she turned to Sunset with pleading eyes. “Sunset, help me out here! Surely you got some sense in ya, right?”

Sunset crossed her arms with a smirk. “Not gonna lie, but I’m actually pretty excited about the pasta bowl too.”

Rainbow Dash groaned. “Oh no, not you too, Sunset!”

Pinkie gently patted Rainbow Dash’s head. “Sorry Dashie, it’s six against one!”

Feeling outnumbered, Rainbow Dash huffed loudly in defeat. "Fine! But we're going there tomorrow!" She stated as she and the others headed into the media room where the CMCs and Spike were hanging out near the TV. 

Apple Bloom noticed their arrival and turned to them. “So, are they gone?"

Applejack nodded. “Yes, they're gone, Apple Bloom!”

Just as Applejack said those words, a certain blue hedgehog’s head popped out from behind the couch, who was hiding there this whole time.

“Whew, I thought those guys would never leave!” Sonic exclaimed. “So, do you all wanna watch a movie or what?”

“We were thinkin' about watching Daring Do: Shattered Crystal when Daring Do has to collect all the mysterious crystals before the evil Dr. Caballero,” Apple Bloom proposed.

“While I am not a big fan of Daring's new scarf and bandages, the film was pretty solid,” said Scottaloo.

Sweetie Belle shrugged. "Eh. I heard its sequel, Fire & Ice is slightly better.

Twilight shook her head but smiled. “Sorry, girls, but It's a school night. It's time for Sonic to go back to his cave.”

“What?! Already?” Sonic exclaimed as he jumped over the couch and landed on it, waking Spike up in the process.

“But it's three in the afternoon!” Apple Bloom complained.

“And we just got here!” Scootaloo added.

“Can he stay longer?” Sweetie Belle pleaded.

Applejack shook her head. “Sorry girls, but rules are rules!”

“And besides, you know how you get when you're tired,” said Sunset, staring at Sonic sternly. “Now come on, Sonic.”

“Me? I'm not like anything!” Sonic argued, but the Equestria Girls’ unrelenting expressions caused Sonic to let out an exasperated groan. “Ugh, you girls are so uncool!” He turned towards the CMCs. "Was it always like this with your siblings?"

"All the time!" Apple Bloom huffed, with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo nodding in the background.

With a sigh, Sonic got up from the couch and made his way over to the front door. But just as he was reaching for the doorknob, Pinkie stopped him.

"Hey, where are you going, silly?" Pinkie Pie asked.

Sonic turned towards Pinkie and the gang with a confused expression. “You said I have to go back to my cave.”

Sunset and the gang looked at each other with knowing grins before addressing Sonic.

"We did!" Sunset smirked.


A short time later, the gang arrived under the attic's door and Twilight pulled the cord to open the hatch and stairs. With encouraging smiles on their faces, they silently gestured to the blue hedgehog to go up to the attic first. Sonic took a glance at the CMCs and they too were gesturing for him to go up with encouraging smiles.

Curious, Sonic quickly went up the stairs and took a peak into the attic. As soon as he did, his eyes were wide as saucers. He was very surprised to see that almost all of his possessions that were originally from his cave are now here, sitting in the attic. His beanbag, his comics, his tire swing, his signs, his boombox, even his empty tv set along with some old black gaming console with two controllers. The only thing that was new to him was a bed that looked like a red racecar with two white stripes.

He was so engrossed in what he was seeing, he was barely aware of a loud party horn and some confetti shooting out of two smaller canons, courtesy of Pinkie Pie.

"Surprise!" Pinkie shouted with a huge smile. “You are now officially ‘Sonic-Is-Moving-Into-the-Sparkle-Household’ party! Woo hoo!

Sonic felt his jaw drop. "Oh, my– Are you kidding me? I can't believe it! How did you all– It's– it's all here!"

Sunset let out a huge grin. "The girls and I spent half a day gathering all of your things from your other cave and placed them here."

"Not including some old junk you don't need of course," Rarity added.

"Though it was a pain to carry all your things," Rainbow Dash said casually before grinning. "But it was worth it!"

Within seconds, Sonic’s face lit up with a huge grin like a kid who woke up on Christmas morning. 

"No way!

He then zipped all around the room, checking out his things. "Look at this! Are you kidding?! And the beanbag?! No way! How did you even get this?! And you got it all the way over–"

The girls laughed at Sonic's excitement before he appeared on his new bed, doing the funny dance. 

"I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it!" He chanted happily, jumping up and down his bed.

He then sat on his bed with a happy sigh as the rest of the gang joined in.

“So… you really don't mind if I stay here?” Sonic asked a bit quietly.

Twilight sat down next to him with a gentle smile. "I spoke to Shining and Cadance and… I convinced them to let you stay in our attic since it's never used."

Sunset also sat down on the bed by Sonic’s other side. "And we all discussed that aside from here, you can also come over and stay over at our homes at any time."

"Yeah, it'll be like having a sleepover with each of us every day!” Pinkie chirped. “And we can do a lot of fun things together!"

"And you can join in on all of our family events too!" Applejack smiled.

Apple Bloom nodded eagerly. "Yeah, like our annual Apple Family's Apple Harvest for our famous apple cider!"

“Or more movie nights!” Sweetie Belle added.

“Or even the holidays!” Scootaloo grinned.

“Or we can just simply do our everyday activities,” Fluttershy suggested gently. “Like watching a tv, reading a book…”

“Or play some video games and do some insane sports!” Rainbow Dash interjected with an excited grin, causing others to chuckle.

“Or you can pose for my next fall lineup for the kids' fashion department,” said Rarity with a huge smile and stars in her eyes. She paused when she noticed her friends staring at her strangely. “What!? He’s the perfect size for that!”

Sunset shook her head before looking Sonic in the eyes. “Regardless of what we’ll do, we want you to be a part of our lives as we did to each other… because you’re already part of our family. And you don’t have to run away and be alone anymore.” With a warm smile, Sunset placed her hand on his shoulder. "I guess what we're all trying to say was…"

Welcome home, Sonic!” They all chorused.

Sonic felt a huge lump in his throat. All this time, he always yearned to be part of this group, but to finally be their friend, let alone becoming their family is a dream come true. Sonic quickly wiped whatever unshed tears off his eyes and gave them all his most heartfelt expression.

“Thank you all… so much,” he said quietly.

With caring smiles, they all surrounded the blue hedgehog in a group hug, with Sonic hugging them back with his most happy expression.

“Hey! Don’t forget about me!” Spike barked, rushing towards Sonic.

With wide eyes, Sonic tried to back him off. “Oh, no, you don't! No second-best animal friends allowed in my room!”

Spike stopped near Sonic’s bed. But with a sudden mischievous glint in Spike’s eyes, Spike takes a leap on the bed in front of the hedgehog, which causes the girls to back away and give access to Sonic.

“Wait, what are you doing?” Sonic said fearfully, backing away slightly, only for Spike to step closer.

“Stay away from me!” Sonic warned, only for Spike to come closer. “Stop it! I'm warning you, I've got nunchucks!"

Unfortunately for Sonic, Spike did not back down. Before the hedgehog could react, Spike leaped towards Sonic’s face, locking all over it.

“Hey, stop!" Sonic laughed, tickled by Spike's tongue. "Okay, you can stay!"

The girls laughed at the display, and Sonic laughed along with them.

They are now his family.

And he truly felt like he was home.


Somewhere outside of Twilight’s house, Commander Walters was sitting at the back of his car, dialing a number on his cell number. As soon as he punched those numbers, his phone began to ring, waiting for the person he wanted to talk to pick up. After about three rings, he heard a click and the person from the other end began to speak.

"Hello?"

Walters breathed through his nostrils. "Celestia… it's me."

"Walters," said Celestia with a cool tone. "To what reason are you calling me?"

Walters frowned. "Can the reason be simply because I want to check up on you?"

"You and I both know that isn't true!" Celestia alluded. "It's about the girls… isn't it?"

"Not the main reason… but yes," Walters sighed. "I know you said that they are good people and you vouch for their morals, but I'm still deeply concerned about their magical powers. I even offered for them to work for us, but they turned me down."

"They're just teenagers, Walters!"

"They won't be teenagers much longer!"

"That doesn't matter!” Celestia retorted. “They shouldn't be monitored like they're criminals!"

"Listen, we're just being cautious,” Walters soothed gently. “We're not going to make any hasty decisions."

"Funny since you sent Robotnik!” Celestia snapped. “Despite all of my warnings about that man, you still sent him to my school, only for him to went after the girls and made them into the ‘Most Wanted’ list! I had to come over to you to finally show you the damage he caused!"

"...to be fair, I've sent him to go after the creature, not those girls,” Walters defended meekly.

"Well, regardless, this shouldn't have happened in the first place!" Celestia scolded. "These girls were almost killed a few times! What would've happened if they did? Will you also sweep their deaths under the rug as you did to others in the past!?"

"Celly…"

"Don't you 'Celly' me!" Celestia yelled. "I don't trust you! And I won't make that same mistake… not again!"

Walters sighed somberly. "Look, I’ve made a mistake… a lot actually. But I promise you that it won't be like last time!" His expression became determined. "Which is why I'm thinking of making G.U.N. more public and official, instead of working under the shadows."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone before Celestia responded in an angry tone.
"Are you serious!? That goes against everything what G.U.N. originally intended. You can't just–"

"I'm still in command, Celestia!" Walters stated firmly. "After what that creature did in Manehatten and that blase-headed girl that you are so fond of is from another world, we need to protect our home and this planet now more than ever!"

"...was it really just for ‘protection’ or was it for more ‘power’?" Celestia stated.

Walters said nothing, giving Celestia a chance to speak again.

"And don’t forget, Robotnik was the one who caused damage and he's still out there!"

Walters’ eyes narrowed. "Robotnik’s gone! Off to another planet! He's no longer of any concern to us!"

"You shouldn't underestimate him!" Celestia advised. "He's smarter than all of us! I just know he'll find a way back!"

Walters huffed. "Listen, Celestia, you just worry about your job, and I'll do mine!"

“...fine!” Celestia conceded with a huff. “But I’m warning you, if you mess with those girls again, we’re having another talk! Are we clear?”

“...crystal!” Walters responded with a gulp. "Speaking of which, I never expected you to rejoin G.U.N. again. You swore to never return years ago, but you came back. Why now?"

"Let's just say that I have my own secret agenda!" Celestiaanswered vaguely. "Besides, I only rejoin and work in the archives department under the condition that you get those kids off of the most wanted list, allowing Sunset to become a legal citizen, and to leave them alone."

"Unless they choose to join," Walters added. "But yes… that was the deal. But I expected you to become the commander once again."

"Those days are behind me!" said Celestia. "And even if I am… I doubt that I would stop you."

Walters frowned, but a bit more sadly. "I'm telling you, Celly, I'm not like that years ago. I ask you to give me a chance.”

"...we shall see," Celestia responded after a slight hesitation. "Anyway… if that's all you wanted to say to me, then we're done here. Talk to you soon, Walters."

Walters cocked an eyebrow. "Still ‘Walters’? C'mon, Celly, you know that I'm your–"

"You still have a long way to go to earn that title!” Celestia said coolly. “Until then, that's what I'm calling you."

"...fair enough," said Walters. 

"Take care, Walters," said Celestia before she hung up on her end.

Walters released a defeated sigh and looked out the window with a longing expression. "You too… my daughter."


From within the run-down area of Canterlot City, someone was sitting in a small living room, watching miserably at a small run-down television.

Ever since the most recent “events”, that person has lost everything. Their career, respect, reputation, and everything that this person had was now in shambles. They weren’t able to apply to any jobs within their field, or any type of jobs for that matter when word got out for the “misdeeds” they’ve done. And as a result, no one wants to hire them. And with little money they have left, they moved into this cheap, dirty apartment and lived there since.

And it was all because of those Canter-Brats and that girl that led them into the situation they’re in now.

Their eyes burned with hatred, not even paying attention to whatever show it was on right now. Their mind lingered on the memory of them ruining their image and causing them to not only become the laughing stock but also disgusted by the higher-ups when they brought up “magic”. Those higher-ups were utter fools to turn the other way and made them “step down” when they should’ve been praised for their efforts. That person swore that if they had the chance, they will make those girls and everyone at CHS pay for wrongly punishing them for doing what they thought was the best for everyone.

If that was even possible.

Suddenly, they heard a phone ring from the other side of the room. The person was curious as to who was calling them at this time. The thought of someone calling back for the new job was wishful thinking, so they only assumed that it was nothing more than a scammer call like dozens of others from before.

And that was all from today.

With an irritated sigh, the person left their chair, walked over to the phone, and answered it.

“Whoever this is, I’m not interested in whatever you’re selling!” The person stated as they did before.

“Don’t worry, I’m not here to sell you anything,” said some mysterious voice that the person didn’t recognize. “I’m here to ask for your assistance.”

“I don’t know who this is, but I’m afraid that I can’t help! I was fired from my previous–”

“No. I don’t mean with that!” The voice interrupted. “I mean that I need your help to prepare for my boss’s return!”

The person cocked an eyebrow. “And… who is your boss?”

“...Robotnik.”

The person’s eyes widened, then seethed in anger. “No! I will not be involved with that man! I spent years trying to keep my distance from him! So why should I help him!?”

“If you help me do the things I need, then in return… I can help you! The voice offered.

The person huffed. “And just what can you do to help me exactly?

“You can have your chance for revenge… against those girls at CHS.”

The person paused. Surely they didn’t hear that right. They would actually get the chance to get back on those girls and everyone at CHS for wrongfully casting them aside? This all sounded too good to be true.

The person’s eyes narrowed. “What’s the catch?”

“There is no catch!” The voice insisted. “You only need to do the things I asked and you can even use the funds I sent you– untraced of course, to buy specific items I asked for while keeping everything hidden from the law. And I in turn will assist you with whatever scheme you want against the people who wronged you.”

As the person still processing all of this, the voice repeated the question. “Well, how about it? Will you help me?”

“...what exactly do you need help with?”


Somewhere on Mushroom Planet…

Robotnik has been trapped in this fungi world for quite some time ever since his battle against that blue hedgehog and those magical girls. Most of his technology became scrap metal, he had no communication to home, and it would seem that there was nothing on this planet that could use to leave this planet. 

But that won't stop him from trying.

Robotnik was currently busy shaving his hair off of his head, using a makeshift razor out of rock and a pond of water as a mirror. Once he was finished, he took a good look at himself. Aside from his now bald head, his suit and goggles were damaged due to the aftermath of the battle. Some of the bruises were on his face after he received several punches from that pony girl, which made him seethe in anger every time he looked at them. But the most noticeable difference was that his mustache grew bigger and longer due to the time he spent on this new planet.

"My grasp on sanity remains... absolute," he muttered to himself before he then turned his head around. "Isn't that right, Agent Stone?

However, the one he was talking to wasn’t Agent Stone. It was only a rock in the shape of Stone’s head. Where and how he found a rock that looked like his minion's likeness was anyone’s guess.

With a scoff, Robotnik went over to the rock to pick it up. "Why don't you get a head start?" He grunted as he lifted the rock before throwing it. "Do some Rock-Connaissance!"

He then let out an insane laugh before he turned towards one of the mushrooms. "Rock-Connaissance! Come on, that's hilarious!" He said angrily before striking the mushroom. "What's the matter with you?!"

He went over to pick up his bracelet so he can record his daily audio log, which said “DAY 87” on the screen. As Robotnik was putting the bracelet on, he began the recording.

"Here's the sitch," He stated as he was putting on his huge backpack behind his back. "Uninhabited planet, no resources, no supplies, no apparent way home... a lesser man would die here." 

With a sinister grin, Robotnik held up a small canister with Sonic's glowing quill inside. "I'll be home by Christmas."

With a glint in his eye, Robotnik also took out a familiar few strands of hair out of his pocket that he took during the scuffle on his ship between him and the pony girl.

"Or perhaps… by Thanksgiving!"